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Pro wrestling superstar and "Slim Jim" spokesperson died at age 58. Michael Geist sez, "A new Wikileaks cable confirms that the Canadian Conservative government delayed introducing copyright legislation in early 2008 due to public opposition. The delay - which followed the decision in December 2007 to hold off introducing a bill after it was placed on the order paper (and the Fair Copyright for Canada Facebook group took off) - lasted until June 2008. The U.S. cable notes confirmation came directly from then- Industry Minister Jim Prentice, who told U.S. Ambassador David Wilkins that cabinet colleagues and Conservative MPs were worried about the electoral implications of copyright reform." From December 2007 to mid-February, senior GOC officials and well-informed private sector contacts assured the Embassy that legislative calendar concerns were delaying the copyright bill's introduction into Parliament. Our contacts downplayed the small - but increasingly vocal - public opposition to copyright reform led by University of Ottawa law professor Dr. Michael Geist. On February 25, however, Industry Minister Prentice (please protect) admitted to the Ambassador that some Cabinet members and Conservative Members of Parliament - including MPs who won their ridings by slim margins - opposed tabling the copyright bill now because it might be used against them in ... A new Wikileaks cable confirms that the Conservative government delayed introducing copyright legislation in early 2008 due to public opposition. The delay - which followed the decision in December 2007 to hold off introducing a bill after it was placed on the order paper (and the Fair Copyright for Canada Facebook group took off) - lasted until June 2008. The U.S. cable notes confirmation came directly from then-Industry Minister Jim Prentice, who told U.S. Ambassador David Wilkins that cabinet colleagues and Conservative MPs were worried about the electoral implications of copyright reform: From December 2007 to mid-February, senior GOC officials and well-informed private sector contacts assured the Embassy that legislative calendar concerns were delaying the copyright bill's introduction into Parliament. Our contacts downplayed the small - but increasingly vocal - public opposition to copyright reform led by University of Ottawa law professor Dr. Michael Geist. On February 25, however, Industry Minister Prentice (please protect) admitted to the Ambassador that some Cabinet members and Conservative Members of Parliament - including MPs who won their ridings by slim margins - opposed tabling the copyright bill now because it might be used against them in ... Brian Levine was on a ski vacation with buddy Matt Keiser in 2006 when one morning, after a particularly raucous night, they discovered that a can of Red Bull had spilled into his backpack, soaking the beef jerky that lay inside. "We were hungover and we're like 'Dammit, it spilled, but we're hungry,'" says Levine, 38. "So we ate it and it wasn't horrific--and that kind of sparked an idea." The idea? A performance-enhancing meat snack, juiced up with guarana. Four years, several countries and a drawn-out approval process with the USDA later, the pair launched Perky Jerky, which did just under $1 million in sales in 2010 and is on track to generate between $5 million and $7 million in 2011, according to Levine. Now that the business is off the ground--the jerky is sold at Home Depot and Target, as well as Bally's Gym and Sports Authority--how can the upstart company compete with Slim Jim and other brands that have been convenience- store staples for years? Levine, whose past ventures include helping to launch Grey Goose vodka and starting the text-messaging voting system used on a little show called American Idol, hopes some ... Guitarist has been a mainstay on Washington, DC blues scene for more than 40 years Mideast scholar, author, says odds are against peace agreement in short term future
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